EVOLVING PERSPECTIVES ON PSORIASIS AND ATOPIC DERMATITIS: ARE THEY TWO DISEASES OR ONE SPECTRUM?
AAD | Orlando, FL, USA

PROGRAM CHAIRS 

• Amy Paller, MD – Chicago, IL, USA
• Emma Guttman, MD – New York, NY
• Alexa Kimball, Boston, MA

This symposium is supported in part by Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

PROGRAM GOALS

• Dissecting the overlap and differences in the underlying basis for AD and psoriasis
• Reviewing new, more targeted therapies and determining if there is overlap in their use
• Recognizing the need to better sub-classify based AD and psoriasis based on underlying immunophenotype
• Ultimately, assessing if psoriasis and AD are part of a spectrum or truly different disorder

AGENDA

8:00 – 8:10 am

Welcome and Overview | Amy Paller Chicago, IL USA

8:10 – 8:45 am

Atopic Dermatitis – Jonathan Silverberg | Chicago, IL USA

Psoriasis – Junko Takeshita | Philadelphia PA USA

8:45 – 9:20 am

Genetics Atopic Dermatitis – Anne Bowcock | London, England

Psoriasis – Wilson Liao | San Francisco, CA USA

9:20 – 9:55 am

Immune Pathways Atopic Dermatitis – Emma Guttman-Yassky | New York, NY USA

Psoriasis – Frank Nestle | Cambridge, MA USA

9:55 – 10:10 am | Break

10:10 – 10:45 am 

Comorbidities Atopic Dermatitis – Eric Simpson | Portland, OR USA

Psoriasis – Joel Gelfand  | Philadelphia, PA USA

10:45 – 11:20 am

Therapy Atopic Dermatitis –Thomas Bieber | Bonn, Germany

Psoriasis – Alexa Kimball | Boston, MA USA

11:20 – 11:55 am 

Pediatrics: Diagnosis, Phenotypes, and Translating from Adults Atopic Dermatitis – Amy Paller | Chicago, IL USA

Psoriasis – Kelly Cordoro | San Francisco, CA USA

11:55 am

Closing Comments | Alexa Kimball, Boston, MA USA

Q & A will follow each topic presentation